Look up: pernambuco

1. Pernambuco
   estado (state) of northeastern Brazil, situated near the eastern tip of the South American coastline`s bulge into the Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded ... [3 related articles]
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2. Pernambuco
   The Pernambuco was a Brazilian river monitor of 470 tons displacement launched in 1905. She had a top speed of 11 knots and carried a complement of 81. She was armed with two 4.7 inch gun and two 3-pdr guns. The Pernambuco took twenty years to build and complete, being laid down in 1890 and finally completed in 1910.
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3. Pernambuco
   Pernambuco (purnumbOO'koo) , state (1991 pop. 7,127,855), 37,946 sq mi (98,280 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Recife (also called Pernambuco).
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4. Pernambuco
   Federal unit (state) of northeast Brazil, on the Atlantic coast; area 101,000 sq km/39,000 sq mi; population (1991) 7,122,500; capital Recife (former name Mauritzstaadt). The state is situated mainly on the northeastern plateau, with a narrow fertile coastal belt. The River San Francisco flows along much of its southern border. Suga...
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